On the turquoise sea, the King's Blade was sailing, and Claudia was sitting in the cabin, thoughtful.

It had been two weeks since she left Stormwind, and tomorrow she was about to arrive at Gianna's new stronghold on the continent of Camlido, which Gianna referred to in her letter as the new city of Theramore.

Since this trip was mainly a religious task, Claudia also received a set of priest's robes from the Cathedral of Light before leaving, and carried her own major suit of armor and destiny two-handed sword, so as to be prepared.

Finally, because of his mission, King Varian also gave Claudia a magic ring for communication before leaving, and the arcane energy stored in the ring is enough to support about twenty minutes of information transmission, so that he can contact Stormwind when necessary, or accept Stormwind's instructions.

Two days ago, Claudia received news from Stormwind that Dalaran had been destroyed, and that two members of the Council of Six--- the leader of Dalaran, had been killed in battle.

Due to the time constraints of communication, Claudia did not get more detailed information, but she still guessed the next development, and at this moment, I am afraid that the Burning Legion has descended on Azeroth, and her heart is also clouded.

"Claudia, what do you think?" A silver-haired priestess looked at Claudia in a daze and asked, her name was Grace, one of the two assistants sent to Claudia by the Cathedral of Light this time.

Claudia turned her gaze back to the priest in front of her, "It's just a little thing, Grace, what do you think the continent you're about to arrive will be like?" ”

Grace showed an expectant look: "It should be different from the Elwyn Forest, as long as it is different from the Alwyn Forest." ”

Claudia said, "Why do you say that? ”

Grace replied: "I have been adopted by the Northshire Abbey since I was a child, and in the past twenty years, in addition to staying in the Elwyn Forest is Stormwind City, this is the first time I have traveled far away, Claudia, I heard that you are from the north, you should travel far away, right?" ”

Claudia shook her head, "I haven't traveled a few times, and I don't like those two trips. I still prefer life in Stormwind to being out and about. ”

Grace looked at the future with a vision for the future: "I plan to apply for more assignments in the future, so that I can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the trip while performing official duties." ”

Looking at Grace, who was full of hope, Claudia was also in a better mood, and she remembered her sister, who was also a priest, and wondered how she was doing in Stormwind.

At noon the next day, the King's Blade arrived in Theramore, and to Claudia's surprise, Gianna personally greeted her and the two priests at the docks, much to her flattery.

Gianna still looks dignified and beautiful, with starry eyes, a straight nose, thin cherry red lips, long broken blonde hair on both sides of her shoulders, and a tight blue and white witch blouse that clings to Gianna's perfectly curved upper body, revealing a slender waist without a trace of fat, and holding a blue staff in her hand.

"Welcome to Theramore, friends of Stormwind, for coming so far to this continent."

"It is our privilege to serve the Light, Your Highness."

After a brief greeting, Gianna led Claudia and the two priests towards the city of Theramore.

Located on a large island, in addition to its natural deep-water port and the advantages of being easy to defend, Theramore is also the largest gathering point of magic nets in the nearby land, which is one of the most important reasons why Gianna chose to choose the new city here.

The city is only beginning to take shape, with few completed buildings and many more under construction.

From time to time, fleets of ships arrived at the port, bringing in food and other supplies, and teams of migrant workers were busy, building buildings, transporting wood and stone, they were working very diligently, their faces were full of enthusiasm and motivation for work, and they felt Claudia's gaze on them, Gianna introduced: "These are Lordaeron refugees from the Silver Pine Forest, and at present, due to supplies, we have only sent some of the young and strong, and more are still in Kurtiras. ”

The knight girl recalled what she had seen in the Silver Pine Forest a few months ago, and couldn't believe that these enthusiastic people in front of her could be the hungry people who were blind and did everything to steal and rob a few months ago, and she asked with some admiration:

"Your Highness, how did you change them in such a short period of time?"

Gianna chuckled and explained, "They are all ordinary civilians, but they have violated the morality in their hearts because they are helpless. ”

Claudia nodded, the answer she expected, and Gianna continued:

"It is also very simple to let the victims have order and discipline, I managed the victims by military means, and called in the soldiers in my hands to act as officers and law enforcement teams, and those who did not obey orders were dealt with according to military law, and in a few days, they had the ability to obey like soldiers."

"They are not only migrant workers now, but also militia when needed."

"But the most important thing is to give them hope."

Hopefully? This sentence immediately resonated strongly in Claudia's heart, and reminded Claudia of everything she had experienced after Stantholm, because she had experienced despair and knew the beauty of hope.

Gianna looked at the busy people and continued, "This will be their new home, and when the construction is completed, I will pick up their families from Kurtilas to reunite with them, so they will want to build this place and protect it in their hearts." ”

Claudia looked at Gianna, and Gianna's beautiful face was full of wisdom. Although she still disagreed with some of Gianna's decisions, Claudia's dissatisfaction with Gianna during her time in Stratholme had vanished, and she admired it with great satisfaction: "Your Highness, you are one of the best rulers I have ever met, and the people here will appreciate and love you." ”

"I'm also selfish, I don't have the inheritance of the kingdom of Kul Tiras, and like these people, this city will become my new home in the future."

Gianna laughed again and turned her head to Claudia: "Speaking of which, you also surprised me, I was a little incredulous when King Varian sent me a message, I thought it would be my father's bishop or paladin, I didn't expect you to be able to bless the Holy Land at such a young age." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the compliment, I can only do it with the help of the power of the artifact."

Subsequently, Gianna took Claudia and the two priests to the Mage's Tower, one of the few buildings that Theramore had completed so far.

After a brief reception, the priests left for a while to rest, and the blessing ceremony would take place tomorrow, Claudia followed Gianna to a separate room, which looked like Gianna's study, and the bookcases on both sides were piled up with various books, and the two chatted about the current situation, from Gianna's mouth, Claudia learned about the fall of Dalaran.

Dalaran had been on high guard for a long time, and had received the full assistance of the Northern Brotherhood of Light, so although the Scourge had the upper hand and had overcome three lines of defense, there was still no way to enter the city of Dalaran.

Gianna said with some anger:

"In the end, the problem was in the sewers, where thieves sneaked into the city and stole the Book of Medivan."

"There should be traitors inside Dalaran, otherwise it will be difficult for outsiders to enter the well-defended Dalaran Treasury."

After the Scourge stole the Book of Medivan and began to summon demons outside Dalaran with the help of the demon portal snatched from the Blackstone Orcs, the mages and paladins who had a premonition of bad went all out to attack, but suffered heavy casualties, and the demigod mage Antonidas also fell into a trap during the attack and died under the sword of Arthas, a powerful demon lord was summoned, and he took advantage of the flaws in the structure of the magic web in Dalaran's construction to destroy Dalaran.

"The civilian losses were great when the city collapsed, but the casualties among the professionals in the city were few, and now the remaining troops and mages of Dalaran have retreated to the town of Nanhai and are discussing ways to recover their homeland, and the nearby Stormwind Kingdom fleet has provided them with supplies."

"In addition, according to other mages, after that demon lord destroyed Darra, he did not continue to go south, but disappeared into the western sea with a large number of demon armies and scourge legions, and the target is likely to be the continent where we are."

"I don't know what the demon's goal is, but I've sent a few mages and a group of scouts to start exploring the continent, hoping to find the hope of defeating the demon as the prophet said."

The Burning Legion is still here, and in the face of the crisis of the whole world, for the promise he made when he got the Silver Hand, and for the sake of everything he cherishes, he can no longer afford to continue to return to Stormwind City to live a peaceful life.

Claudia made up her mind, and although she loved peace and ease, she never shied away from her responsibilities. She said solemnly to Gianna: "Your Highness, after this ceremony, please let me stay for a while longer, and accompany you to find a way to defeat the demon, I will find a way to explain it to Your Majesty." ”

Gianna was visibly overjoyed by the knight girl's request: "That's great, it's an honor to have your help, but it's better for King Varian to go first." ”

Claudia also understood, Gianna must go to Varian to explain this problem, otherwise it is easy to be misunderstood as digging the corner of the Stormwind Kingdom, which will have a very bad impact and easily turn into a diplomatic conflict, and Claudia must now be considered the elite of the Stormwind Kingdom.

Gianna was quick to move, and that night, Claudia received an update from Stormwind that she would continue to assist Gianna in some religious matters in Theramore until she returned in three months or the Brotherhood of Light sent a new religious advisor. Of course, Claudia also wrote a magical message to Stormwind afterwards and used the ring to convey the past, explaining her worries about the future and the hardships she had to leave behind, and promising to rush back to Stormwind City quickly afterwards.

The next day, after the blessing ceremony, Grace insisted on staying, nominally under the guise of assisting Claudia with the affairs of the church and various other excuses, but in fact she still wanted to have more time outside, and the other priest had no choice but to report back to the boat first.